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Chirnside House

Type Social Care Org Region North West Last inspected 28 Mar 2023

Location rating: Requires Improvement  View location on CQC

Location ratings by domain

Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location, last inspected 28 March 2023. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Most recent report indexed for actions

The date and rating here are from an individual report, not necessarily the location's latest assessment. Report ratings are extracted with AI; verify the original PDF.

Type: Focused inspection
Date: 28 March 2023
Rating extracted from this report: Requires Improvement
Actions indexed: 2 must-do 1 should-do

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AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 2 must-do 1 should-do

Must-do actions (2)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 2
Must do
Well-led
Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance: There was limited assurance the provider had good oversight of the service.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance
⚠ There was limited assurance the provider had good oversight of the service.
Must-do action 2 of 2
Must do
Safe
Regulation 19 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed: The service was not always safe. There was limited assurance that staff were recruited safely.
Regulation: Regulation 19 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed
⚠ The service was not always safe. There was limited assurance that staff were recruited safely.

Should-do actions (1)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 1
Should do
Safe
We recommend the provider follows best practice guidance in relation to medicine administration and embeds all recent changes to ensure the best support for medicines in the service.

Previous inspection

24 October 2020
Rating extracted from this reportInspected but not rated
TypeTargeted inspection
Actions None indexed

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